Banff National Park is trying a new strategy to keep bears off the highway. The park recently installed five kilometres of electrified wire along fencing on the side of the TransCanada highway, east of the Banff townsite. Dan Rafla, a human-wildlife coexistence specialist for the park, said every summer, parks staff will see black bears climb the fence to eat dandelions and berries on the other side. "In spring through June, we'll actually see a pulse of activity of bears crossing over the fence," he said. Dan Rafla, with Parks Canada, shows a new electric fence that is meant to deter bears from climbing it to feast on dandelions near the highway.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2020 11:30 UTC